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Hageman's Make-Up Book 

By MAURICE HAGEMAN 

Price, 25 cents 

Tfte importance of an effective make-up is becoming more appar* 
ent to the professional actor every year, but hitherto there has been 
no book on the subject describing the modern methods and at the 
same time covering all branches of the art. This want has now 
been filled. Mr. Hageman has had an experience of twenty years 
a,3 actor and stage- manager, and his well-known literary ability has 
enabled him to put the knowledge so gained into shape to be of 
use to others. The book is an encyciopedia of the art of making up. 
Every branch of the subject is exhaustively treated, and few ques« 
tions can be asked by professional or amateur that cannot be an- 
swered by this admirable hand-book. It is not only the best make* 
tip book ever published, but it is not likely to be superseded by 
any other. It is absolutely indispensable to every ambitious actor. 

CONTENTS 

Chapter I. General Remarks. 

Chapter II. Grease-Paints, their origin, components and use. 

Chapter III. The Make-up Box. Grease-paints, Mirrors, Face 
Powder and Puff, Exora Cream, Rouge. JLiquid Color, Grenadine, 
Blue for the Eyelids, Brilliantine for the Hair, Nose Putty, Wig 
Paste, Mascaro, Crape Hair, Spirit Gum, Scissors, Artists' Stomps. 
Cold Cream, Cocoa Butter, Recipes for Cold Cream. 

Chapter IV. Preliminaries before Making up; the Straight Make* 
up and how to remove it. 

Chapter V. Remarks to Ladies. Liquid Creams, Rouge, Lips, 
Eyebrows, Eyelashes, Character Roles, Jewelry, Removing Make-up. 

Chapter VI. Juveniles. Straight Juvenile Make-up, Society 
Men, Young Men in 111 Health, with Red Wigs, Rococo Make-up, 
Hands, Wrists, Cheeks, etc. 

Chapter VII. Adults, Middle Aged and Old Men. Ordinary Type 
of Manhood, Lining Colors, Wrinkles, Rouge, Sickly and Healthy 
Old Age, Ruddy Complexions. 

Chapter VIII. Comedy and Character Make-ups. Comedy Ef- 
fects, Wigs,_ Beards, Eyebrows. Noses, Lips, Pallor of Death. 

Chapter IX. The Human Features. The Mouth and Lips, the 
Eyes and Eyelids, the Nose, the Chin, the Ear, the Teeth. 

Chapter X. Other Exposed Parts of the Human Anatomy. 

Chapter XI. Wigs, Bearers, Moustaches, and Eyebrows. Choosing 
a Wig, Powdering the Hair, Dimensions for Wigs, Wig Bands, Bald 
Wigs, Ladies' Wigs, Beards on Wire, on Gauze, Crape Hair, Wool, 
Beards for Tramps, Moustaches, Eyebrows. 

Chapter XII. Distinctive and Traditional Characteristics. North 
American Indians, New England Farmers, Hoosiers, Southerners, 
Politicians, Cowboys, Minors. Quakers, Tramps, Creoles, Mulattoes, 
Quadroons, Octoroons. Negroes, Soldiers during War, Soldiers dur- 
ing Peace, Scouts, Pathfinders, Puritans, Early Dutch Settlers, 
Englishmen, Scotchmen, Irishmen, Frenchmen, Italians, Spaniards, 
Portu^tmse, South Americans, Scandinavians, Germans, Hollanders,. 
Hungarians, Gipsies, Russians, Turks, Arabs, Moors, Caffirs, Abys 
sinians, Hindoos, Malays, Chinese, Japanese, Clowns and Statuary. 
Hebrews, Drunkards, Lunatics, Idiots, Misers, Rogues. 

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DE SCRUMSCIOUS 
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NEGRO DIALECT MONOLOGUE 
FOR A WOMAN 



By 
LILLIAN DAVIDSON 



Copyright 1916 
By The Dramatic Publishing Company 



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DE SCRUMSCIOUS WEDDIN' 

Negro Dialect Monologue for a Woman, by Lillian 
Davidson. 



Lan's, Miz Lucy, yo' can't tell me nuffin' 'bout no 
weddin's. Hasn't I jis been to de swellest weddin' what 
nobody never did saw ? Sure I was. It was Miz Mandy 
Larkins, what was second chief in Newman's Hotel. 
Just between you an' me, Miz Lucy, I doan believe she 
was nothing but a cook, but she called herself a chief 
anyhow. An' say! dat weddin' was sure done up in 
some white folks' style. An' I ain't been your lady-in- 
waitin' for six months widout knowin' sumpin' about 
style— huh? "Ladies' maid?" Well, ain't dat what 
I said — ain't you a lady? I'se sure' I 's waitin' on yo'. 
An' say, I met Thomas -Benjamin Franklin Jefferson at 
dat weddin'. An' he sure is "somebody an' dresses swell. 
He dresses better dan dem white wing fellas. An' say! 
Te-he-he. He tole me I was de apple ob his eye. Te-he- 
he-he. But I tole him not to say nuffin' 'bout no apples 
to me, 'cause didn't I know as how Ebe never would hab 
got dat apple if Adam hadn't a boosted her up in de 
tree, and den when she done got de apple an' dropped 
it down, Adam leggo Ebe an' grabbed de apple, an' 
neber stopped till he done et de whole apple, core an' all. 
An' people has been wonderin' ebber sense :What caused 
de fall ob woman. Anybody what ebber did read erb^ut 
dat apple tree otten to know dat it was man. An' de 
only reason dat man didn't fall was 'cause he wasn't 
up. An' say! Miz Lucy, did you ebber see a man what 
wouldn't leggo a woman when suffen' good to eat was 
in sight? I neber did. Sure I was tellin' you erbout 
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de weddin'. Well, you jes ought to hab saw de swell. 
decorashums — de center patch was a boquit ob red an' 
purple, an' white, an' yellow an' lavender flowers. An' 
de walls was tapestrated, an' festered widde most geor- 
giousest crape paper in blue, red, helldetrope, brown and 
yellow. All blondeened togedder in one beautiful pan- 
demonium. My, but dat was some delicious decorashums. 
An' Thomas Benjamin Franklin Jefferson an' me was 
standin' behind dem delicious decorashums and law! 
Miz Lucy, he done squeezed ma hand, an' you know 
bein' to a weddin' an' havin' my company manners on, 
I couldn't do nothin' but jis let him hole it. An' what 
do you think that nigger had the impudense to do right 
before my face and eyes. Why, Ian' sakes! Mis Lucy, 
he done kissed me right in de mouf. Oh, yes, yesum, 
I'se tellin' yo' erbout de weddin'. I jis wish you'd 
a seen dat bride, wid her orange veil a sweepin' down, 
an' her long train a trailin' on de floor an' her gold 
slippers what she done golded wid dem gold dust twins. 
She sure did look like dat Greek statute I done saw in 
de book. You know when Thomas Benjamin Franklirr 
Jefferson saw her he said dat when he got married he 
wanted me to look jest like dat. But honest', Miz Lucy, 
he nebber did suppose to me, unless dat was a supposal. 
You know I neber had one befo' an' I don't zackly 
know. - What do you think, Miz Lucy? Oh yes, erbout 
dat weddin '. Oh, Miz Lucy, dem eatens was sure scrum- 
cious; de scrumciouest eatens I neber did see nowhow. 
De red, white an' blue cake, an' de chicken, an' de 
possum; an' what do you think, dey had pink ice cream. 
I doan know what dey ebber got dere pink ice frum, but 
dar it was, an' it certainly did taste like de lava what 
deVLord sent down from heaben to keep de Cananites 
ffcfm. eatin' de children of Israel. An' Thomas Benja- 
min Franklin Jefferson done said it was like de roses in 
my cheeks. But honest',. Miz Lucy, I only took jest a 
might o' roses outen' your box an' put em on my cheeks. 
Jest so as I wouldn't look too pale. An' I sure- did fasci- 
nator Thomas Benjamin Franklin Jefferson. Why, Miz 



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Lucy, he done kept loo-kin' at me all de time. An' when 
we jis happened behind de decorashums again he — Oh, 
yes, 'sense me, Miz Lucy, yessem erbout de ball. "Well, 
we had de mose ' fun ; Ian ' sakes ! but we did heel an ' 
toe. [// the reader is dressed and blacked as negro girl, 
go through the motions of the dance, otherwise just keep 
time to the rhythm.'] 

Gents to places, now take yo' pick, 

Salute yo' partners, come now quick. 

Back and fo'ward; cheat or swing, 

Wid de big foot up and de little foot down, 

And a whirleygig, whirleygig all de way 'ron'. 

Half way 'round, now back in de middle ; 

Hurry up, coons, keep time to de fiddle, 

Take your ladies, one an' all, 

Wid an elbow crook and a stovepipe hook 

And a spoony look, find a shady nook. 

An', Miz Lucy, what do you think! Thomas Benjamin 
Franklin Jefferson got so mad 'cause I didn't cheat de 
udder fella an' swing him he grabbed one ob ma slippers 
off, but I jest danced right erlong on one foot. 

Wid de big foot up and de little foot down 
And a whirleygig, whirleygig all de way 'round. 

I was sorter wound up, so it didn't bother me none, 
until dat impudent coon pulled me right offen de floor 
an' sot me down on one ob dem chairs erlong de side 
wall. An' den he put ma slipper on; an' what do you 
think he done tole me. He said he was — te-he-he — done 
"stuck on me; wasn't dat some exquisite? Yessem, I 
know, Miz Lucy, but if you'll jes gib me a lettle might 
ob time, I'll finish tellin' yo' erbot de weddin'. Well, 
you know, we jest tripped de light fantastic toe an' heel 
'til four o'clock in de mornin'. Most of 'em was sort 
ob droopy like, but de bride looked jes as gay an' fresh 
as eber. An' when Thomas Benjamin Franklin Jefferson 
an' me was comin' home, why, la! Miz Lucy, he jest 



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hugged me right in de middle ob de road, an' I was so 
scared for fear some one was lookin' dat I jes pretty 
near keeled right ober. Huh ? Yessem, I done tole you 
all erbot de weddin'. Huh? I done tole you erbot de 
decorashums, an' de scrumscious eaten 's, an' de swell 
dancin', an' de bride, but what, Miz Lucy? Oh, I 
didn't tell you nuffin' erbot de bridegroom? Oh, why, 
do you know, Miz Lucy, dat fool nigger never did come 
at all. 



A ROSE O' PLYMOUTH 
TOWN 

A ROMANTIC COMEDY IN FOUR ACTS 

By 
BEULAH MARIE DIX 

and 

EVELYN GEENLEAF SUTHERLAND 



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This comedy is dedicated to Miss Minnie Dupree, who 
first impersonated "Rose," the exquisite female leading 
part. There are four male and four female characters 
in the play, which takes an entire evening. The cos- 
tumes are of the period of 1622, in New England. 



SYNOPSIS 

Act I — The Kitchen in Captain Standish's house. An 
early August morning — Stolen Fruit. 

Act .II — The Dooryard of Captain Standish's house. 
An afternoon in October — A Maid's Toys. 

Act III — Same as Act I. A night in March — The Red 
Light on the Snow. 

Act IV — Same as Act I. The next afternoon — The 
Better Man. 

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HEART OF A SHAMROCK 

A PLAY IN THREE ACTS 



By 
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Acts I, II and III all have the same scene, the Sitting 
Room in Father 'Neil 's home, and the action occurs in 
the evening at about 7 o'clock, at about 11 o'clock, and 
again one hour later. The time is the present at Wild 
Cat, Colorado. The Cast of Characters includes Father 
O'Neil, the pastor; Bob, the sheriff; his brother, "The 
Shamrock"; Laddie, the youngest brother; Grizzly 
Adams, a cattleman; May, an Irish rose; Mrs. Donovan, 
the housekeeper; Joan, a ranchman's daughter, and 
Gad, a city waif. This part may be played either as a 
boy or a girl. 

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Practical Instructions for 
Private Theatricals 

By W, D. EMERSCN 

Author of "A Country Romance," "The Unknown Rival," 

"Humble tie," etc. 



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Here is a practical band-look, describing in detail all the 
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amateur production. In addition to the descriptions in words, 
everything If eleaily shown in the numerous pictures, more 
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country. 

CONTENTS 

Chapter I. Intrcductcry Remarks. 

Chapter II. Stage, How to Make, etc. In drawing-rooms 
or parlors, with sliding or hinged doors. In a single large 
room. The Curtain; how to attach it, and raise it, etc. 

Chapter III. Arrangement of Scenery. How to hang it. 
Drapery, tormentors, wings, borders, drops. 

Chapter IV. Bos Scenes. Center door pieces, plain wings, 
door wings, return pieces, etc. 

Chapter V. How to Light the Stage. Oil, gas and electric 
light. Footlights, Sidelights, Eefiectors. How to darken the 
stage, etc. 

Chapter VI. Stage Effects. Wind, Rain, Thunder, Break- 
ing Glass, Falling Buildings, Snow, Water, Waves, Cascades, 
Passing Trains, Lightning, Chimes, Sound of Horses' Hoofs, 
Shots. 

Chapter VII. Scene Painting. 

Chapter VIII. A Word to the Property Man. 

Chapter IX. To the Stage Manager. 

Chapter X. The Business Manager. 

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